Meet the Team

Sammy Wills

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Sammy Wills is one of our HEMS Paramedics and Clinical Supervisors and her first flying day at the YAA was 21st September 2002!

Andy Armitage

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Andy Armitage is one of our HEMS Paramedics and he joined the charity in 2011, following a career in the Armed Forces.

Kit von Mickwitz

HEMS Paramedic

Kit is one of our Paramedics and joined our charity in 2014. When he’s not working for the charity, he works on a response car in Leeds.

Matty McCabe

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Matty McCabe is one of our HEMS Specialist Paramedics – Critical Care, and he first joined the charity in April 2019. He previously worked at Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a Paramedic at Wakefield and Clinical Supervisor in Huddersfield and Wakefield and prior to joining YAS, he worked in West Midlands as a Paramedic.

Paul Holmes

YAA Operations Manager

Paul joined the ambulance service in 1999 as an Ambulance Technician (now called EMT). In 2003 he became a qualified Paramedic, being promoted in 2007 to a Clinical Team Educator. He was then promoted to the role of Clinical Team Leader in 2010. The two positions then merged in 2012 to become a Clinical Supervisor. He was asked to undertake a secondment as a Locality Manager in Doncaster before returning as a Clinical Supervisor prior to joining the YAA. In 2015 he was successful in his assessments and obtained a place on the unit, becoming a permanent member of staff in 2017.

Gemma Richmond

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Gemma joined the Yorkshire Ambulance Service in 2002 as a Technician and worked at Menston Ambulance Station as an AEMT (Advanced Emergency Medical Technician) until she was offered a position at HART, Yorkshire’s Hazardous Area Response Team. It was there she completed her Paramedic training and remained on the unit for eight years before joining YAA.

Terri-ann Lonie

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Terri-ann became a Paramedic in 2017, initially based out of Keighley, then Pateley Bridge, and finally Harrogate. She then completed a secondment at HART, Yorkshire’s Hazardous Area Response Team, before joining Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022.

Sam Berridge

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Sam lives in Bridlington and joined Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022. He began his career working in the Coast Guard Search and Rescue Team for nine years and joined the ambulance service in 2016. He worked his way up to Team Leader before joining the Charity.

Andy Watson

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Andy lives in Leeds and has been a Paramedic for four years and progressed to Team Leader, before joining Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022. Prior to working as a Paramedic, Andy was a personal trainer, a bodyguard, and was in the military.

Fiona Blaylock

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Fiona is from Harrogate and joined Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022. She previously worked as a Combat Medical Technician in the army and in a prison healthcare department before becoming a Paramedic in 2013.

Tammy Williams

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Tammy joined Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022. After completing a three-year BSC Paramedic Science degree in London and qualifying in 2016,  Tammy initially worked out of Deptford, before coming back up to Yorkshire where she was based at Wakefield before joining YAA.

Becky Knight

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Becky is from Wakefield and joined Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022. She previously worked a dual role as an ambulance paramedic and lecturer practitioner in Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield.

Lindsey Newey

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Lindsey lives in Sheffield and joined Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2022. Studying to become a Paramedic at Coventry University before going on to work in Bristol, for South Western Ambulance Service, Becky then moved to Yorkshire Ambulance Service before joining YAA.

Darren James

Specialist Paramedic Critical Care – HEMS

Stewart Ashburner-Mcmanus

HEMS Paramedic

Stewart Ashburner-Mcmanus, is one of our HEMS Paramedics at Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Although originally from Bolton and remains a proud Lancastrian, he has warmly adopted Yorkshire as his home. While his surroundings may have changed, he still retains his distinctive Bolton accent and the firm belief that a bread roll is forever a “barm cake” in his eyes.

Chris Gibbins

HEMS Paramedic

Introducing Chris Gibbins, one of our dedicated HEMS Paramedics at Yorkshire Air Ambulance, who embarked on his journey with us in October 2023. Hull is both his hometown and current residence, firmly rooting him in East Yorkshire.

Tom Chatwyn

HEMS Paramedic

Meet Tom Chatwyn, a highly skilled HEMS Paramedic at Yorkshire Air Ambulance, who became an integral part of our team in October 2023. Tom’s roots are in Sheffield, but he now calls the picturesque Wharfedale valley in West Yorkshire home.

Max Mcquillan

HEMS Paramedic

Introducing Max Mcquillan, who joined our team of HEMS Paramedics in October 2023. Max proudly hails from Otley, a place he holds dear for its charming mix of charity shops, chip shops, and the sweet melodies of folk music – a true haven for those who share his eclectic tastes.

Leanne Davis

HEMS Paramedic

Leanne Davis is one of our dedicated HEMS Paramedics who became an essential part of our crew in October 2023. Leanne’s roots are in Rotherham, where her passion for caring for the people of Yorkshire was born and bred.